Walt Disney World's Test Track to close June 2024 to begin reimagining

James Alucobond36 minutes ago

I'm not a person with any inside knowledge who ever claimed that it would or wouldn't have anything to do with WoM. I was just commenting on what I imagined based on the one piece of interior art we have. 🤷‍♂️

Jrb197938 minutes ago

Then that's not really World of Motion. It's slight nod to the it.

James Alucobond40 minutes ago

It was never left raw in the style typical of the movement, nor was it constructed in such a way that it could be left raw.

Jrb197943 minutes ago

How about making them look like the World of Motion vehicles and less like Lightening McQueen

Jrb197945 minutes ago

How about making it an updated World of Motion with the AAs to go with it.

monothingie45 minutes ago

It was a big round uniformly colored cross section of a tube with no unique ornamentation or features. Perfectly cutting edge modern architecture for the time and application.

James Alucobond51 minutes ago

I would not call World of Motion brutalist. It maybe echoes a couple of brutalist tenets with regard to geometry and scale, but it is not otherwise evocative of the movement.

monothingie58 minutes ago

The original WOM was emblematic of the typical late 70's and early 80's brutalist design. From the perspective of a World's Fair type pavilion as was the original intent of a lot of Future world it worked. There was character with the surrounding landscape also softened the stark nature of the building. The new design removes the clutter that masked the original structure, and I like that a lot. But the building is still bland. Considering what they did with the LED lighting on SSE, which is fantastic, they have an entire canvas in which could have been used to create some whimsy and excitement. (LED Displays, Projections, even static caricatures). In short it needs more energy than a new entrance and sign.

Jrb19791 hour ago

A full on re theme to World of Motion.

Incomudro1 hour ago

I think it works perfectly with the building. The building is a clean, simple tuna can. The less adornment plastered on it, the better.

MrPromey2 hours ago

If they aren't (hopefully they're in some way enhancing how that plays out on the ride more than just on some small displays) I hope they're really doing a lot for the sets in this ride. The last version felt like a major downgrade in almost every single way except for this. People who went through single-rider always got robbed of the only plus from this new version by only being able to pick from pre-designed vehicles. I thought for years the whole thing was an on-the-whole downgrade until starting to go with kids who would start to panic when the design countdown neared and they had to finalize their customizations. Through that lens, I developed respect for this as probably the best example at Disney of how to turn part of the line into an actual part of the attraction experience before Rise dethroned it. Part of it was how well the software for the design process worked (why can't those guys work on the phone apps?) and part of it was how unremarkable the attraction itself was, stripped of all sets and most indoor experience, all replaced by screens and projection mapping. I'm hopeful there still is that interactive element and that there will be more going on during the dark ride portion of the attraction once this referb is complete.

Timothy_Q2 hours ago

A modern looking structure at Epcot? Attached to the modern looking Test Track building? A structure that mirrors the design language of said building? Now Disney really blew it

networkpro3 hours ago

A wheel pergola? Meh, the curve is much better visually and much better for when it rains.

DisneyCane3 hours ago

I agree that there is nothing particularly unique to the design of the canopy. I don't know what the theme of the new ride will be but, if it fit, something like part of a giant wheel sticking out would have been something to consider.